The National League of Postmasters and NAPUS have jointly asked USPS Inspector General David Williams to investigate the 2009 Pay For Performance final core requirement ratings and goals. According to the organizations the investigation is based on “the failure of USPS to comply with the administrative rules of the PFP.” The organizations say they have […]
APWU members vowed to escalate the fight against the Postal Service’s plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery on the fourth day of the union’s 20th Biennial National Convention, unanimously approving a resolution to engage in “rallies, marches, and pickets” in concert with other unions and public interest organizations. The declaration also denounced the “forced relocation” […]
COLUMBUS – Ronald R. Bassak, and his construction company, Meccon, Inc. admitted in United States District Court today that he and his company paid a U.S. Postal Service contracting officer approximately $100,000 in bribes in order to secure contracts for his company. During the investigation, the contracting officer committed suicide at his Westerville home. Carter […]
PostalReporter.com reader: What would your readers think of the two innovations mentioned in this article? Canada Post adopted 5-day delivery many years ago. Rules are rules, says Canada Post, even for double-amputee Tom Thompson, who will have to move his mailbox at least 150 feet to comply with new regulations regarding box placement. Mailbox location […]
Convention participants refused to increase union dues, and declined to change the procedure for filling vacancies in the union’s officer structure. Changes to the union’s Constitution and Bylaws must be approved by a two-thirds majority. After lengthy debate, a proposal to raise dues by $3 per pay period failed. “I have said on a number […]
The US Postal Service today filed its July 2010 (unaudited) preliminary financial report with the Postal Regulatory Commission. USPS reported a net income/loss of $764 million. The total Fiscal Year to Date loss is $6.1 billion (June, $2.5 Billion; May $642;$382 lost for April; $381 lost for month of March; $611 Million lost in February; […]
STAMFORD, Conn., August 23, 2010 – Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) today announced it is offering a new tabletop, dual-head tabber system for U.S. mailers. The Pitney Bowes W360 Multifunction Tabber System provides several tabbing applications and stamp affixing in one solution to help mailers meet the latest United States Postal Service (USPS) tabbing regulations and […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the U.S. Postal Service Bulk Mail Center in Kansas City, Kan., for numerous serious and repeat safety violations endangering the health and safety of its employees. OSHA has proposed $191,000 in penalties against the facility. An OSHA inspection revealed […]
ST. PAUL, MN and Westlake Village, CA – August 24, 2010 – GovDelivery, the leading provider of government-to-citizen communication solutions, and Zumbox, the leader in digital postal mail services, today announced a partnership to aid government agencies and municipalities across the United States in dramatically reducing the financial and environmental costs associated with sending paper […]
Thousands of APWU members, led by union president William Burrus and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, marched through the streets of downtown Detroit on Tuesday afternoon to Save Saturday Service and rally for good jobs. Wearing blue APWU T-shirts and chanting “Five Day – No Way!” delegates shut down busy streets and assembled in Campus Martius […]